Before starting with a meta-analysis project using the Metapsy databases, we recommend that
researchers submit a detailed analysis plan, which will be indexed and timestamped in this directory.
As the bare minimum, the analysis plan should describe:
- The database(s) and database versions to be used for the analyses.
- The exact research question and population, intervention, comparators and outcome (PICO).
- The methods used for the quantitative synthesis, including planned sensitivity analyses.
- Planned subgroup and meta-regression analyses, and which variables will be used for them.
The analysis plan should also include a short 100-200 word summary, and include all collaborators of the project.
To register your analysis plan, please send it as an editable text file (MS WORD, .txt, .rtf, ...) to Clara Miguel (clara.miguelsanz@vu.nl). Submitted analysis plans will typically be uploaded within 2-3 work days.